For two years I will be preaching the Gospel of Jesus Christ and serving the people in the area of the Salt Lake City East Mission! My mother has volunteered to post my letters and pictures on this blog so you can follow me. I have been preparing for my mission for 18 years by exercising faith and building a testimony of my Savior Jesus Christ and His amazing Gospel. Please email or write me if you have any questions or just want to talk!

Wednesday, November 25, 2015

Have An Awesome Thanksgiving Everyone!!

"Sneak Peak: One of the new characters in the upcomingSTAR WARS saga - Elder Moe Kenobi"

Dear Family,

HAPPY FLIPPING
BIRTHDAY TO MY MOST FAVORITE BROTHER!! You’re my only brother, but you are
still my favorite. I love you so much! I have been pretty terrible lately about
writing in my journal because of district leader responsibilities... I have to
call all the companionships in the district and then call the zone leaders
every night and I always take forever. On Monday night, Tuesday and Wednesday
morning we had our traveling AP (Assistant to the President) stay with us and
train and Elder Gill and stuff. He is from Guatemala! He helped me brush up on
my Espanol. I was thinking that you would be proud of me because I keep
randomly talking in Spanish like you do all the tiempo.

"This is Elder Valdez! He is the AP that stayedwith us Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday.He's from Guatemala!"

It looked like you
guys had a super sick bonfire!!!! I hope you are singing your heart out and
jamming on the guitar! Honestly I miss that a lot. I saw the shirt Jet made
you! That is pretty cool. Owasso better be hammockville by the time I get home!
It sounds like you are spreading it a lot!

I love you guys so
much. I’m sorry I didn't have time to do a house tour for you guys this week,
but I will do one soon. I am jamming to all the awesome music on my iPod. Thank
you so much Mom for working so hard on that. Having the speaker is so
great because when we share videos with people we just turn it on and it is
automation Bluetooth connected.

So I don't really
think there is a set rule on teaching someone who is under the influence, but
we ran into another guy the other night. He was super drunk or something but he
worked at Delta airlines and he helped missionaries leaving the MTC all the
time! He was super scared when he answered the door and he was trying to
convince us that he was the best Mormon ever so we didn't even need to talk to
him. He was like "you wouldn't believe the prayers I say in the morning. I
pray to like Thomas S. Monson and like his councilors and gold plates and everything.
You guys are so great man! I know every thing you are saying and I am 100
percent on board... you would not believe the person I was.. so thank you so
much." We got like three words in and he was saying stuff like that
at the door for about 10 minutes.

To answer a few of
your questions: 1) We
got bikes from the mission office. It was by the Hand of God because they are
both super nice "giant™" bikes and they were both given by
missionaries that have left or are going home soon. My thighs have been sore
lately. 2) Some of my responsibilities are: I have to do district meetings,
Give trainings every week, Do exchanges, Call the district ever night, And
other stuff. The most important part is ministering to my district, which is
the best! It can be applied to all of the work. 3) We have four wards. We cover
Hillside, Hillcrest, Park and Ridgecreek.

My companion, Elder Gill

Have an awesome Thanksgiving
everyone!! Eat a ton of food for me so you can all gain weight like I will
after 5 dinners. I am so thankful for the opportunity I have to be on a
mission. I am so thankful for an awesome family. I am so thankful for a loving
Heavenly Father and a Savior that has given His life for me. I am so grateful
for all my friends and family, your love and support. Go out of your way
this Thanksgiving to tell people thank you especially to your Heavenly Father.
He has given you everything! The only thing we can give Him that isn't already
His is your will. If we submit our will to him, we will have true and eternal
joy!! Listen to what the spirit tells you. If you are to afraid to act on a
prompting think, "if not you then who?"

Love,

Elder Moe

P.S. I spoke twice
yesterday! :D it was awesome. I love speaking! l have learned how to do it - Don't prepare anything. The only thing
to roughly organize is your thoughts.

P.S.S. Just a heads up I am going to buy a nerf gun today. We are having nerf
wars as our zone activity and nerf makes this sick gun that shoots balls
instead of darts and it is awesome.